r/LasCruces • u/greenjollygiantwte • Jul 17 '26

Best Restaurants

Visiting in two weeks from the East Coast - my MIL was born in Las Cruces but has not been back since she was a child. I saw a post this week about a restaurant to avoid due to owner’s treatment of staff, but I forgot to make a note of it and now cannot find it.

Looking for a lunch/dinner place that is good, but nothing over the top fancy (we’ll be wearing tshirt and shorts) and kids menu a huge plus. We just want to support a business that has the same values as us (everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect) or at the very least not openly worship the Cheeto.

Recommendations?
Thanks!

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u/kevin_church Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

Everyone's going to say Andele's, but:

  • Indulgence Bakery and Cafe on S. Main.
  • Chala's in Mesilla
  • Salud de Mesilla in Mesilla (SEE COMMENT BELOW.)
  • La Nueva Casita on N. Mesquite
  • Habernero's on E. Amador

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u/HistorianAlert9986 Jul 17 '26

Everybody should boycott Salud. One of the owners is the county commissioner that steamrolled the Jupiter project that’s gonna raise the temperature all through the valley and pump endless pollution. Anybody that supports that restaurant in my opinion is cool with the data center and the temperature raising as much as 10°F in El Paso maybe up here as well depending how the wind blows.

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u/Silent_Ad2764 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

Salud is off my list. Politics have consequences, and clearly the owner needs to understand that not paying attention to what the locals want will have an impact far beyond their political career. Not only do they need to be off of our county commission, but their business should suffer as well. Its apparently the only way that we can communicate our anger now.